Special Issues

Survivor says anger and blame won’t undo DWI tragedy

Local News
Passions ran high in Santa Fe in the aftermath of the acquittal of Scott Owens, the drunk driver who had been charged with causing the deaths of four teenagers in a horrific collision nearly two years ago.

DUI crash trial hinged on “imprecise science”

Local News
To family members and friends of the four teens killed in a 2009 DUI accident, it must have seemed incongruous to listen to hours of testimony about physics principles and car steering components, given the bas...

Attorney General: Christus behind in financial reporting

Local News
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is “delinquent” in filing past tax forms and could face late fees and even cease and desist letters if it doesn’t come into compliance, according t...

In Brief

Local News
Depending on the outcome of an ongoing state Supreme Court case, oil and gas companies may have to cough up money for back royalties they allegedly withheld for natural gas they extracted from New Mexico land.

In Brief

Local News
Almost two years to the day after the violent death of Naayitch Friday, a YouthWorks employee and part-time Santa Fean, a federal jury has convicted his killer of second-degree murder and four other felonies.

SFR backgrounds the immigrant driver’s license issue

With Jackie Gibbs

Interviews
Jackie Gibbs, 22, used to be a gang member with a cocaine habit and a hefty juvenile rap sheet. Three years after responding to a YouthWorks flyer she saw posted at a mall, she’s YouthWorks’ operati...

Probationers commit nearly half of 2010 burglaries

Local News
According to SFR research, 48 percent of the people who were indicted for burglary or aggravated burglary last year in 1st Judicial District Court had received only probation for a previous burglary conviction,...

Prisoners find little recourse for health care complaints

Local News
One inmate allegedly died from preventable complications of a perforated ulcer—after begging for treatment for six days. Another lost all vision in his eye after medical staff allegedly neglected to dispe...